Vasa Previa

Pregnancy complication where fetal blood vessels, normally inside the umbilical cord, are left unprotected and cross FETAL MEMBRANES. It is associated with antepartum bleeding and FETAL DEATH and STILLBIRTH due to exsanguination.

Year introduced: 2010

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Tree Number(s): C12.050.703.420.952

MeSH Unique ID: D055949

Entry Terms:

• Previa, Vasa
• Previas, Vasa
• Vasa Previas
• Vasa Praevia
• Praevia, Vasa
• Praevias, Vasa
• Vasa Praevias

Previous Indexing:

• Placenta Previa (1968-2009)
• Pregnancy Complications (1963-2009)
• Umbilical Cord (1951-2009)

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Urogenital Diseases
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications
Pregnancy Complications
Obstetric Labor Complications
Vasa Previa